"What a man is ashamed of is always……" — Robin G. Collingwood
"What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always for being afraid."
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22 Quotes by Robin G. Collingwood
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Perfect Freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work, and in that work does what he…
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A man ceases to be a beginner in any given science and becomes a master in that science when he…
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To the scientist, nature is always and merely a 'phenomenon,' not in the sense of being defective in reality, but…
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Nothing capable of being memorized is history.
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The chief business of twentieth-century philosopy is to reckon with twentieth-century history.
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All history is the history of thought,
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To regard such a positive mental science [psychology] as rising above the sphere of history, and establishing the permanent and…
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Like other revolutionaries I can thank God for the reactionaries. They clarify the issue.
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If an artist may say nothing except what he has invented by his own sole efforts, it stands to reason…
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The artist must prophesy not in the sense that he foretells things to come, but in the sense that he…
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There is no truer and more abiding happiness than the knowledge that one is free to go on doing, day…
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The sociability of artists is a paradoxical and precarious thing, and ceases the instant they begin their actual artistic work.
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own.
— Dido Armstrong
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I am afraid that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.
— Jane Austen
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
— Teresa of Avila
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I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different…
— Kevin Bacon
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Well, knowledge is a fine thing, and mother Eve thought so; but she smarted so severely for hers, that most…
— Abigail Adams
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I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm…
— Amy Adams
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Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it and I'm afraid of people who do. Luck…
— Lucille Ball
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Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
— Lucille Ball
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I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't…
— Brigitte Bardot
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As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.
— Dave Barry
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I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
— Lynda Barry
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